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Apocalypsis 02 - Warpaint

Apocalypsis 02 - Warpaint

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again, I can promise you that.”
    “I can promise you different!” said Bodo in a singsong voice.
    “Pfft. Over my dead body,” I mumbled.
    “Challenge issued, Bodo,” said Peter.
    “Challenge accepted!” said Bodo, laughing loudly.
    Jerks.
    We reached the clearing where I’d found Bodo before, and he pulled his harmonica from his pocket, blowing out a few notes before I had time to dispute his challenge accepted nonsense.
    I heard the screech before I saw it.
    Peter grabbed my arm and his eyes grew wide. “What the hell was that?”
    “It’s Nina,” I said, bemused by his obvious fear.
    “What is it? A friggin pterodactyl?”
    I laughed. “Just look.” I pointed to the small, brown dot in the sky that was getting bigger and bigger every second.
    “Holy shit,” said Peter in a breathy voice.
    “Yeah. Pretty amazing, right?”
    I looked over at Bodo. He’d pulled the leather strap out of his pants and was busy wrapping it around his hand and forearm.
    “What’s he doing?” whispered Peter.
    “Getting read to make a landing pad for the hawk.”
    Bodo held up his arm, blowing once more on the harmonica before putting it back in his pocket. He took something else out and held it in his hand.
    “What’s he holding?”
    “A hunk of meat. Better grab Buster before he get’s eaten.” I was only half kidding.
    Peter moved with a flash, bending down and scooping the poodle up into his arms. “Shhhh, Buster. Do not bark. I don’t want that beast pecking Bodo’s eyes out and then coming after us.”
    I hated to admit that even though I trusted Bodo’s expertise, I also worried about the eye-pecking thing. I would think from a hawk’s perspective that they looked really appetizing - so juicy and all.
    “Stay back for chust a minute,” said Bodo. “Let me settle her first.”
    The hawk came swooping down, her wings spread wide and tipped up at the ends. Her body rocked slightly back and forth, just before her talons reached out and gripped Bodo’s arm. She folded her wings back in and took a couple of small steps left and right, flexing her talons and flicking her head left and right quickly. She dipped her beak down and accepted the hunk of meat that Bodo offered, lifting her head up and jerking it back several times to move the food down her throat. She finished and looked at him expectantly, but he just talked to her instead of feeding her again. It was all in German so I had no idea what he was saying, but it sure sounded like endearments to me.
    “Jealous?” asked Peter, whispering in my ear.
    I shoved him gently, trying not to bother the bird. “Hush, freak.”
    “Do you want to watch her hunt?” asked Bodo.
    “Yeeah,” said Peter hesitantly. He leaned over and whispered in my ear. “Do I want to see her hunt?”
    “I think so, yeah.” I whispered back. “So long as it’s not our eyeballs she’s after.”
    “Yeah, right,” he agreed, moving one of his hands up slowly over his eyebrows. “I’m ready!” he called out.
    Bodo launched the hawk into the air and she rose up with a great beating of wings to fly some lazy circles above us. She stayed gliding on a current of air for what seemed like too long. I half expected her to just fall out of the sky for lack of effort. When she finally did change trajectory, she nearly gave me a heart attack.
    She went from being a diamond-shaped feather in the air, to an arrow, rocketing down to the earth, aiming for something on the ground that I was just glad wasn’t me. I moved closer to Peter and stroked Buster’s fuzzy back as he sat innocently in Peter’s arms, oblivious to the murderous predator above him.
    “Are you as glad as I am that Buster’s not wandering around out there?” asked Peter.
    “Yes, definitely.”
    The hawk landed on something and looked like she was stomping around on the ground a little bit, her wings flaring out a few times before folding in again. Then she bent down and tore at something beneath her feet. I could see some of its flesh hanging from her beak.
    Bodo tooted on his harmonica twice and she lifted her head, immediately hunching down for a second and then launching herself powerfully into the sky again. Her wings beat with hard thrusts, her amazing strength evident with each stroke. When she was high enough up, separated fully from the ground and the trees and grasses serving as her backdrop, I could see she had a snake in her claws. The thing was flopping around all over the place as she

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